English

This course covers the functioning and development of the European Union from a legal perspective. We examine the forces that drive European integration and explore the relationship of law to integration. The course surveys EU institutions, doctrines, laws and politics with a particular emphasis on the design of rules and contemporary events and focuses on the dynamics behind a legally driven process of regional integration.  

Thematically, we consider, confront, and discuss the institutional set up of the EU (constitutional design, legal and political integration, separation of powers and the rule of law), the main doctrines of EU law, fundamental freedoms in EU, citizenship and political rights, competition law, questions of democratic legitimacy, EU enlargement and foreign policy, capital markets integration and monetary affairs. 

This course examines scales of organization from molecules to cells and organisms. It begins the journey of life with the synthesis of biomolecules, follows on through the expression and regulation of genes, to the complex communication between molecules, and then to cells and how cells are integrated to form a complex organism. It covers how single cells divide and differentiate to create simple and complex multicellular organisms which experience disease and death. Concepts of cellular energy, communication, and enzymes, all of which combine to drive life processes, will be explored.

During the lectures, the main theoretical concepts of Television Studies are discussed and historically contextualized, while simultaneously exploring their contemporary relevance. In the seminars, the emphasis is on conducting close readings of key theoretical texts and analyzing (post)television phenomena based on these readings. Students receive feedback on assignments aimed at enhancing theoretical and analytical knowledge, as well as refining their reading and academic writing skills. Students are expected to study the assigned literature and to make their assignments. Contributions to group work are expected through providing peer feedback on writing assignments by fellow students and actively participate in plenary discussions.

This course offered from the SNU Graduate School of International Studies covers an introduction to key issues in Korean society, with a focus on contemporary South Korea. Students engage with “big ideas” about modernity, the state, the nation, and democracy.  

Topics include Diversity and modernity; Discipline, violence, and modernity; The state, dictatorship, and industrialization; The Minjung movement; Memory and political movements; Democracy after dictatorship; Democracy and overseas initiatives; Identity and transnationalism.  

In addition to in-class quizzes and exams, students meet separately with the instructor in small groups twice during the term. These meetings are compulsory and count toward participation grades. 

This introductory level course provides a critical review of the evolution of notions of the human to the present day from a philosophical, anthropological, historical, social, and technological perspective.

The course investigates current problems from a posthumanist dimension articulated with at least two of the following perspectives: social, cultural, technological, or ethical, to highlight possible individual and collective impacts, in a way that promotes metacognitive reflection and action on the student's responsibility as an agent of change. Class discussions will focus on personal learning experiences and the usefulness of the post humanist perspective in one's daily reality.

This course is a comprehensive tour through the writing life and theatrical legacy of William Shakespeare. Taking its cue from the First Folio (1623), the book that preserved many of Shakespeare’s plays for posterity, the course spends one week on each of the main genres in which the author wrote and introduces students to key questions raised by plays such as The Tempest, Twelfth Night, Richard III, Hamlet, and Othello, among others. It overviews the major plays of Shakespeare’s career and the critical questions that shape how we read them today, while giving students the chance to engage with the material conditions of Shakespeare’s world. The course includes trips to the playwright’s birthplace and grave in Stratford-upon-Avon, classroom sessions in the Bodleian Library in which students can view Shakespeare’s original early printed books, and the opportunity to see a performance of a Shakespeare play.

How do you go from idea to business? This entrepreneurship course offers students a unique opportunity to build knowledge, skills, and experience in starting up a new business. Students gain a behind-the-scenes perspective into the entrepreneurial world through lectures, project work, and guest lectures. The course inspires students to develop an entrepreneurial mindset when setting up and driving new projects or when building a businesses. 

This three-week intensive course introduces the fundamentals of cancer biology, diagnosis, treatment, prevention and survivorship. It is taught through expert-led lectures, interactive workshops, lab sessions and site visits. Core topics include molecular mechanisms of cancer, diagnosis (pathology and radiology), radiotherapy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy and nanomedicine. Students take part in a structured problem-based learning (PBL) project. Working in groups, they investigate real-world cancer prevention challenges, propose solutions and assess their potential impact.

This class provides an opportunity for students to lead international negotiation processes, seeking win-win agreements. The course analyzes international conflicts; their causes and consequences; and the actors involved, with their interests, positions, and strategic decisions. 

This course requires prior knowledge of the evolution of the international system and International Relations theories. 

This course introduces a range of advanced topics in computer architecture, focusing mainly on high performance processors but including recent or hot topics (e.g., low-power design, wide vector units etc.). Students learn how various design decisions can improve quality (according to a metric such as performance, area or power consumption) which extends the output of previous units that focus mainly on functionality.